Windows 7 on a Dell Dimension 5100?

Hi folks, I have a relative who is running Windows XP Media Center on a Dell Dimension 5100. In my opinion MCE is somewhat "quirky." He expressed interest in upgrading to Windows 7. How well would Windows 7 run on this machine? From what I understand it doesn't run all that bad on older hardware, but I'd like to get a confirmation on this specific machine.

Hi folks, I have a relative who is running Windows XP Media Center on a Dell Dimension 5100. In my opinion MCE is somewhat "quirky." He expressed interest in upgrading to Windows 7. How well would Windows 7 run on this machine? From what I understand it doesn't run all that bad on older hardware, but I'd like to get a confirmation on this specific machine.

I've installed Win7 on lesser equipped computers but you might not like the responsiveness. Your 512 MB of RAM is the limiting factor. If you could upgrade the RAM to 1024 MB that would really help. Crucial.com says you could do that for as little as $36.